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It is alarming how we hold strong opinions about things we do not know, have never experienced, and do not even intend to study. - Tashi Nyima
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It’s very clear from the Buddha’s teaching that we should help the poor. This is as meritorious as offering alms to the Buddha himself. - Pomnyun Sunim
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“Look at me! Hear my story!” The afflicted consciousness, enjoys centrality and craves attention. - Tashi Nyima
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People often assume that they will come back as people. But a human rebirth requires much merit and many aspirations. It doesn’t happen automatically. - Tulku Thondop
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This is one of the Buddha’s recommendations for how you deal with unpleasant words. Tell yourself, ‘An unpleasant sound has made contact at the ear. When the sound ends, when the contact ends, that should be it.’ Anything beyond that, any commentary inside, is your own amplification, your own addition to the initial suffering. - Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are. - Eckhart Tolle
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Life is a means. It is not an end. The true purpose of living is to manifest enlightenment and help others manifest it. - Tashi Nyima
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The Buddha says, ideally, you want to make your mind like a broken gong. People can hit it, but there’s no reverberation. It’s not a very pretty image, but it makes an important point. What other people say, what you say, hits your ear, and you want to leave it right there. Don’t add any reverb. - Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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If you cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, you will spend your life without finding peace. - Dōgen
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Every day when we wake up, we have a choice. Will we choose anger and fear or will we choose compassion and love? These are very strong, but I’ve learned that anger and fear exhaust me, whereas if I do work out of love and compassion and kindness, I’m actually nourished. It’s a sustainable energy. - Ocean Vuong